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Gracias! Lots of Notes of Thanks that We Should Share ...
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Thank you to Jeannette Regetz for hosting coffee hour last Sunday and all others (and you know who you are) for signing up as a coffee hour host this fall!
We look forward to the hospitality of Molly Demaret-Tahu this Sunday.
Coffee time hosts are posted on the CPC web calendar.
A word of thanks from Martin Lederle-Ensign to all of the Clarendon folks who are supporting his Kickstarter campaign to expand Crooked into a full-length documentary. You can follow the progress of the film project on the Crookedfilm blog.
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Mark Your
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Session meets this Sunday, October 21st at 11:45 AM.
Wednesday, October 24th at 7:00 PM, join the book group to discuss Tim Beal's History of the Bible. We're meeting at David & Cheryl's home: 2017 S. Randolph St., and sharing a light meal. RSVP to Cheryl.
Saturday, October 27th
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, NEXT Church mini-conference at Church of the Pilgrim. Dynamic Church in a Time of Change. Join David!
Sunday, October 28th, our fall congregational meeting and potluck brunch follow worship.
Wednesday, October 31st
at 5:45 PM, join us to distribute bag meals with A-SPAN. In costume!
The next Wii Kirk is set for
Friday, Nov. 2, 6:30 PM.
To add a calendar item, contact Mary in the office via e-mail at ClarendonPresbyinfo@gmail.com
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Celebrations &
Concerns
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As you know, Evelyn Woodson has moved to New York to be closer to her daughter's family. She asked that her new address be shared: Wynwood Kenmore #224, 2971 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217.
We hold Mike Holloway in the light as he recovers from knee surgery.
Barbara Allen asks for prayers for Russ Heasty as he struggles with a broken neck and attendant health problems, and for the siblings who are his caretakers.
We hold Wes MacAdam in our prayers. Wes's mother died peacefully last month.
Tom Hull asks prayers for his father as he recovers from heart surgery.
Karen Kimmel asks prayers for her brother, Richard, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
Sallye Broome asks prayers for Katie Ezell (niece of Sue Ezell) who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma; for Mary Begley and her husband, Don. Don suffered a stroke last spring and his recovery has been quite slow.
We hold Barbara Allen in the light, with prayers for a return to good health.
Mike Bagwell and Clark Chesser ask for continued prayers for Betty Catherine Price and Carol Ann Woolley who are battling cancer, and for Linda Sue Fountain (who is Carol Ann's sister & caregiver).
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Politics of Jesus
Progressive ... Inclusive ... Diverse |
October 18, 2012
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Greetings!
 Tuesday evening many of you no doubt watched the second presidential debate as Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney once again made their cases to the American people. Personally, not being among the undecided, I find these exercises far less compelling than playoff baseball, even after the Nats left the scene. So rather than spend the week dwelling on contemporary American presidential politics I have continued pondering the politics of Jesus. As you heard in worship last Sunday, those politics are quite different from our usual politics, and we'll continue to explore them this Sunday. We'll read the Beatitudes from Luke's gospel ( 6:20-28) and Micah 4:4-6, and I'll share a meditation called The Politics of Jesus: Prophets, Poets, Peace. We'll share several beautiful pieces of liturgy, and we need some leaders for those. If you'd like to participate (including some candles and fires!), please let me know. Come and worship! peace, David |
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Clarendon Grows!
"Exploring membership" hits the road, Monday, Oct. 21, as we meet at the home of Jim Plunkett and Sarah Pray Plunkett to talk about what it means to join the church. If you're interested in joining us for that conversation, please let David know. Thanks! |
Clarendon Grows Food!
The Plot Against Hunger at CPC has been a HUGE success this year. We're still gathering year-end information, but it looks like we had 13 people serve as Gardeners of the Week, putting in around 30 hours over 60 days and harvesting a grand total of (approximately) 125 pounds of fresh, local, healthy produce for AFAC! I call that a huge success. Now it's time to prepare the garden for winter. We need a few able bodies, a wheel barrow and some shovels for a few hours to take out the summer crops, and prepare the beds for winter. We also need to make a decision: should we try a winter crop (which we plant now, and should bear veggies to donate in the spring) or go with a cover crop to restore the nutrients in the soil. Personally, I vote for the hybrid approach: one bed with a cover crop (the one closer to the church, which had more demanding veggies this season - winter rye) and the other with a winter crop (garlic, onions, artichokes, peas, broccoli). If you can put in a few hours in the garden either this Sunday (10/21) or next weekend (10/27 or 10/28), please contact Gillian Burgess. |
NextChurch!
Interested in what's next for church? Join David at the regional NextChurch gathering, Saturday, Oct. 27, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Church of the Pilgrims. What's in it for you? And for Clarendon? - You'll come away with some new ideas for ministry (ones that have been proven to work other places) and also time to reflect with colleagues on why they are working, the theological grounding for the ideas, and how they might be tailored for ministry in your own community.
- You will meet other leaders from your region who are interested in continuing to develop as leaders and become ongoing conversation partners.
- Ideas for joint ministry and mission opportunities might present themselves.
What is the cost? $20. That's it. And that includes lunch. You can register on-line. Just click here and follow the simple directions. Then please let David know that you're planning to attend. |
Welcoming LGBT Members in Faith Communities
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia is sponsoring a welcoming communities conference at the Fairfax Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Oakton (2709 Hunter Mill Road).
The event begins Friday, October 19 at 7:00 PM with the screening of the movie "An Ordinary Family." Saturday, October 20, from 1:00 - 8:30 p.m., is filled with workshops, worship, and a fellowship dinner with guest speaker Zach Wahls author of My Two Moms.
Congregations and individuals questioning how to reconcile the tenets of their faith and LGBT inclusion are encouraged to attend and all are welcome. Register here or email equality@uucf.org for more information. Volunteers are needed to staff this event. Please email: equality@uucf.org if you would like to volunteer.
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About Clarendon
Our Mission: Feeding & the Fellowship of the Table We welcome all* to gather at table at Clarendon Presbyterian, to be richly nourished in breaking bread and sharing cup, and to be sent into the world following the way of Jesus to nourish all* our neighbors in body, mind and spirit. *All means all: all races, ages, genders, gender-identities, orientations, classes, convictions and questions.
We are at 1305 N. Jackson St. in Arlington, two blocks north of the Clarendon stop on the Orange Line.
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